Hot-Sweet Cucumber Pickles

Soaking Solution:
1 gallon water
7 1/2 pounds cucumbers -- sliced
1 cup pickling lime

Pickling Mixture:
2 quarts vinegar
4 1/2 pounds sugar - (9 cups)
1/2 box pickling spices
1 tablespoon salt

Day 1: Soak cucumbers in soaking solution of water and lime for 24 hours, making sure all cucumber slices are covered. Place plate on top and weight with a heavy, clean object, such as a gallon of water.

Day 2: Remove cucumbers, wash well until water is clear. Soak in clear water for 3 hours. Drain and wash again and place in the pickling mixture solution and leave over night.

Day 3: After soaking cucumbers over night, pour pickling mixture into large cooking pot. Bring to boil. Add cucumbers and bring to boil again. Boil 35 minutes. Seal in hot sterilized pint canning jars. Chill before serving.

This recipe yields 8 to 12 pint jars.

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